IO Datasphere, Inc. has been providing project management, software development and IT staff augmentation services to our clients in the Midwest and throughout the U.S. since 1996. We are an approved vendor on contract to provide software development and IT staff augmentation services for the States of Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Iowa, and Wisconsin. We also provide these services to businesses, as well as local and county governments, in the Midwest and nationwide.

Our client is looking for a Business Analyst to assist with the Grants Management System known as NexSys. The client is looking for someone who understands and has experience with the software development lifecycle as they will be managing work requests to support operational support needs for web applications and gather requirements for project initiatives. This role is the liaison between the technical team and the business client. This will be about 90% of the time for this resource. This is a senior position so the selected candidate will possess leadership skills including but not limited to the ability to delegate tasks to the team, effective communication and being able to lead a team of business analysts and be comfortable leading requirement meetings with business and other technical resources.

Tasks

• Facilitates meetings with the technical team and business client.
• Gathers requirements and project specifications by leading requirement sessions independently
• Maintain backlog of work items in Azure DevOps
• Must operate in a hybrid (Agile/Waterfall) environment and actively manage requirements, change requests and testing needs.
• Manage project tasks, timelines, and communication between business product owner and development team associated with the Change Management lifecycle
• Track sprints and ticket progress in Azure DevOps
• Ensures the team is adhering to the department change management policies
• Acts as a liaison with State of Michigan auditors
• Maintains documentation on the project SharePoint Site.
• Must be self-starter, detail oriented and a critical thinker
• Provide management with information such as project status reports and resource demand projections.
• Work with team, management, and business partners to continuously improve the process.

NOTE: Local candidates (strongly preferred) or non-local (must be willing to relocate at their own expense from acceptance with no delays & follow the hybrid schedule). Resource will be working a hybrid schedule (Tuesday & Wednesday preferred). NO REMOTE ONLY OPTION. Will need to be onsite from day 1, two days a week.

Location: Lansing, MI (Hybrid)

Contract: 1+ years

Skills Required:

• 5+ years - Experience in gathering and documenting business requirements
• 5+ years - Ability to lead meetings, conduct training & information sessions, communicate at a level appropriate to the audience, make oral and written reports and presentations
• 2 years - Experience working as a liaison between the development team and project manager or business client in a software development project
• 5 years - Exposure to Complex IT web Applications
• 5 years - Experience in a role, as a business analyst, supporting a software development project
• 3 years - Proficiency with MS Office
• 1 year - Experience with Azure DevOps; including creating User Stories and queries
• Bachelor s Degree (Please include on your resume)

Skills Desired A plus to have:

• 2 years - Knowledge and understanding of the Software Development Lifecycle
• 1 year - Experience developing wireframes, mockups, & prototypes in Figma or comparable design software
• 6 months - Project management skills and knowledge in project management and related methodologies
• 6 months - Experience with Microsoft SharePoint
• 6 months - Experience with Power Platform services including Power BI and Power Automate

***Rate depends on experience

*** Local candidates preferred, not mandatory

*** Candidates authorized to work in the US are encouraged to apply. We can accept H1b, , TN, and other valid work visas for IT. However, we cannot accept OPT or CPT visas at this time.

*** Companies submitting candidates should only submit direct W2 employees for this position.

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